By Emily GoddardIran looks set to relax its rule that bans women from attending men's sports events, however some restrictions will remain in place.

after Iran attracted widespread condemnation for its arrest of a British-Iranian woman for watching a volleyball

year's jail sentence for "propagating against the ruling system" after she attended an International Volleyball

award any further events to the country until the ban is lifted.Iran is still set to host the Asian Volleyball

Championships, due to take place in Tehran from July 31 to August 8, as it was awarded by the Asian Volleyball

matches in IranNovember 2014: Woman arrested in Iran for watching volleyball freed on bailNovember 2014

By Duncan MackayNorth Korea have confirmed their participation at this year's Summer Universiade in Gwangju but hopes that a united Korean team may take part in the Games have faded.

In addition, the meeting will also be in conjunction the draw for the six team sports - basketball, volleyball

By Liam MorganGhoncheh Ghavami, the British-Iranian woman jailed for attending a men's volleyball match

Ghavami spent 151 days in the notorious Evin prison after she tried to watch Iran's International Volleyball

prison.Iranian officials said in January they will allow foreign women to attend matches at this year's Asian Volleyball

against woman arrested in Iran for watching volleyballJanuary 2015: Foreign women to be allowed to attend volleyball

matches in IranNovember 2014: Woman arrested in Iran for watching volleyball freed on bailNovember 2014

: Iran lose right to host 2015 Boys' Under-19 World Volleyball Championships as FIVB get tough over ban

By Daniel EtchellsRio 2016 received as many as 750,000 ticket applications from Brazilian residents within the first 24 hours of them going on sale earlier this week, they have claimed. 

Stadium on August 5, are the most sought after starting at BRL R$200 (£43/$64/€58), with the finals of volleyball

The host nation has high medal hopes in men's volleyball, having reached the final at the last three

line to host the final on August 20.The Maracanãzinho will host the finals of the men's and women's volleyball

which Brazil have high hopes of success ©Getty ImagesThe fourth most requested event is the women's volleyball

By Liam MorganEnergy drink giants Red Bull have been announced as the 10th Official Supporter of the Baku 2015 European Games.

sports which will form part of the competition programme at Baku 2015, such as canoe sprint, beach volleyball

By Emily GoddardThe Croatian city of Varaždin is gearing up to host this year's European Para Youth Games in July.

standing athletes, those in wheelchairs and competitors with an intellectual impairment, and sitting volleyball

By Daniel EtchellsBaku 2015 has signed a broadcast agreement with Hong Kong's Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), the largest commercial television producers in Asia.

archery, athletics, boxing, cycling, judo, shooting, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, triathlon, volleyball

  JULY 26 - MOST of Britain's Olympic sports have today been praised for implementing the performance and governance conditions required to receive additional funding for the Olympics in 2012. Handball and hockey have both received special praise but basketball continues to miss out on nearly £4 million worth of funding.

These include "new" sports to the world class system such as handball, volleyball, and water polo, and

March 21 - Nick Hume has resigned as Britain's water polo performance director because of the cut in funding the sport has received in the build-up to the London 2012 Olympics, it was announced today.

Leighton-Dyson resigned last month as the performance director of British Shooting and last week British Volleyball

axed Lorne Sawula, the coach of its women's team.Related Stories:March 2009: British volleyball coach

further charges have been dropped against the British-Iranian woman who was arrested for watching a volleyball

year's jail sentence for "propagating against the ruling system" after she attended an International Volleyball

have been banned from attending football matches for quarter-of-a-century and that was extended to volleyball

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